My Favorite Part

 As we reach the end of this project, I was talking to my group members about what they hated and loved about the experience. I realized that it was actually quite easy to pick out my favorite part of this movie making journey. While everyone went through a different experience and has different beliefs, I truly believe that the the best part of this project was filming the scenes in my neighborhood. 

While it was a bit of a struggle to decide on an appropriate film location and time, the outcome was worth the journey. We had so much fun filming everything! There is something so entertaining about watching you friend act and be someone else. We were all cracking up as Tori had to be dramatic with me and slam the door shut or when Ashley and I had to argue about nonsense. It was so comedic! In such hard times like the ones we live in now, it is such a pleasure to be able to have good moments like those. 

Our little gang of four walked and drove around my neighborhood trying to find the perfect spot for filming. It was actually quite embarrassing at times, but that made it even funnier. At one point, we were filming and August and James scene in front of a group of gardeners! They were probably so confused with what we were doing. However, it gave us quite a laugh. We had to drive to so many different places because the sun and shadows of the trees kept getting in the way of the car scene. So, that actually took us on a fun adventure. 

Don't be fooled. This event wasn't all rainbows and sunshine. It was also a little stressful because we had a time limit and Tori's camera was running out of battery, while also overheating under the hot sun. In fact, we had to film one of the scenes on one of our cell phones. Also, I kept telling Hannah how to properly film the shot I was imagining and we had to do a lot of retakes. I think Hannah was getting sick of it, but nothing gets in the way of a good opening! Anyways, most of the day was very fun and we actually finished filming with plenty of time to spare.